Mandurah Magic has triumphed at their first finals hurdle, knocking the Perry Lakes Hawks out of the NBL1 West girls’s finals.
Sarah Toeaina and Katherine Tudor’s one-two offensive punch, with robust help from board-clearing import Hannah Hank, ensured Mandurah could be victorious of their remaining house sport of the 12 months.
The Magic received 73-53 on Saturday however it was not an incredible begin by the house crew, who had been saved to simply 10 factors and trailed by 5 on the first break.
But a dominant second stanza rapidly, the place the Hawks scored simply seven factors, gave Mandurah the ascendancy and the house aspect put their foot down additional within the third to all however lock up a semifinal berth.
Hank (15 factors) fought a lone battle on the boards for Mandurah, together with her 16 rebounds preserving the Magic shut in that specific class.
And when the Magic received away on the break, they had been simpler than their opponents, scoring 14 factors that method to simply two.
Toeaina prime scored with 22 and Tudor completed with 20, whereas for the Hawks nobody scored greater than former Mandurah import Nici Gilday with 14.
While the season is over for Perry Lakes, the win buys the Magic a visit to the opposite finish of the freeway and a shot at Joondalup this Thursday night time.
Waiting for the winner of that sport would be the top-of-the-ladder Cockburn Cougars, who accounted for Rockingham of their qualifying remaining.
The preliminary remaining shall be performed at Wally Hagan Stadium this Saturday.
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
